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pentagon memorial built in the point of impact is open 365 days a year. he addressed the family and made reference to the other september 11th terrorist attack a year ago. >> we prayed for all of those who stepped forward in the years of war. diplomats who served in the post in benghazi. intelligence professionals unseen and unheralded and protect us and the men and women in uniform who protect this country that we love. >> there is still 56,000 troops in afghanistan and the sailors on board of the destroyers out in the mediterranean should the u.s. call for a strike on syria. they are all trig are ready at this moment in time. we are told by u.s. defense officials that there are no concrete credible warnings of potential terrorist attacks and they are high alert today learning the lessons was a year ago. >> a reminder of the human toll on september 11th. 3,000 people lost their lives. 2000 of the victims in the world trade center. and 140 people lost their lives in the pentagon and others killed on flight 93 and that plane crashed in a pennsylvania field
pentagon memorial built in the point of impact is open 365 days a year. he addressed the family and made reference to the other september 11th terrorist attack a year ago. >> we prayed for all of those who stepped forward in the years of war. diplomats who served in the post in benghazi. intelligence professionals unseen and unheralded and protect us and the men and women in uniform who protect this country that we love. >> there is still 56,000 troops in afghanistan and the sailors...
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and jennifer griffin has the news live in the pentagon. >> the pentagon has been in touch with egyptian military leaders. the pentagon is reluctant to give out readouts for fear of engineering a coup. u.s. officials continue to urge calm and respect for the democratic process. george little said there is no change overnight in terms of the u.s. military prepositioning assets in and around egypt in the event they are called upon to assist the u.s. embassy. right now the u.s. embassy is guarded by the egyptian military which is standard worldwide. the u.s. embassy remains closed today and there are no evacuation orders given as of yet. the pentagon has a contingent of several hundred marines in italy when tension began to mount in egypt and north africa. that is usually based out of moron, spain. it is established in the wake of benghazi. from siingonella marines could get there in three hours fly time and also a unit in the med terian. >> it is irrelevant what president obama said. there are 30 million people on the streets. the only thing he can say to call on morsi to reling quish powe
and jennifer griffin has the news live in the pentagon. >> the pentagon has been in touch with egyptian military leaders. the pentagon is reluctant to give out readouts for fear of engineering a coup. u.s. officials continue to urge calm and respect for the democratic process. george little said there is no change overnight in terms of the u.s. military prepositioning assets in and around egypt in the event they are called upon to assist the u.s. embassy. right now the u.s. embassy is...
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they man dated them to have bocks and the pentagon does not. we can't find the waste so we can save the muscle and cut the fat and spare an army medec like this a paycheck he deserves. >> it is spent on a headquarters afghanistan to run the war. and so you are telling me you can build a 34 million headquarters afghanistan that sits empty and idell. and we can't pay people? >> it is a tip of the spear at this point. the way we procower weapon's systems. 74 billion in waste in 2012 alone. think about that. a $550 budget that is a role number. if you save that, you avoid sequestration. who takes it and where does it roll downhill in >> who is fighting this battle? >> senator mccain called the military industrial congressional complex. it is not only special interest in the military complex, but congressional attitudes to not in my back grouped and don't cut the deputies system and this aspect. until we reform and skwoez out the waste. you will get stupid sequestration cuts that we have. >> and it is outrageous and people need to be aware of it. an
they man dated them to have bocks and the pentagon does not. we can't find the waste so we can save the muscle and cut the fat and spare an army medec like this a paycheck he deserves. >> it is spent on a headquarters afghanistan to run the war. and so you are telling me you can build a 34 million headquarters afghanistan that sits empty and idell. and we can't pay people? >> it is a tip of the spear at this point. the way we procower weapon's systems. 74 billion in waste in 2012...
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we have new reaction in just now from the white house and the state department and the pentagon as we get reports of a deadly chemical attack on a syrian village. that's according to the initial reports. we're investigating it at this moment. welcome to america live, everyone, i'm megyn kelly. earlier this morning, syrian state tv accused rebels there of using chemical weapons in an attack that reportedly killed at least 25 people in the northern part of that war torn country. the rebels immediately denied those claims and instead accused the syrian regime of launching the attack. president obama has made clear in the past that in his view, the use of chemical weapons by either side in syria would change the rules for our involvement in syria. chief washington correspondent james rosen is live from the white house with more. >> the pentagon has been more definitive than the white house telling us they have yet no confirmation, no confirmation that chemical weapons have been used by either side in the syrian civil war, it was syrian state-run television that first made the allegation,
we have new reaction in just now from the white house and the state department and the pentagon as we get reports of a deadly chemical attack on a syrian village. that's according to the initial reports. we're investigating it at this moment. welcome to america live, everyone, i'm megyn kelly. earlier this morning, syrian state tv accused rebels there of using chemical weapons in an attack that reportedly killed at least 25 people in the northern part of that war torn country. the rebels...
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and the pentagon says they haven't seen any movement on that front yet. the animated state defgs announcer who said this quote, he finally signed the plan on technical preparations of strategic rockets of the korean people's army, ordering them to be on stand by to fire so that they make strike anytime the u.s. mainland, its military bases in the operating operational theater, the pacific, guam-- >> and the north koreans seem to be headed in a different direction here. and so, we will unequivocally defend, we are unequivocally committed to that alliance with south korea. >> secretary hagel and the pentagon are taking the threat seriously. the b-2 bombers that flew 13,000 miles round trip from it the u.s., we're told, dropped inert 2000 pound bombs as part of the exercises with south korea. they can carry up to eight, 5,000 pound bombs, however, we've learned it's the first time the u.s. has ever sent b-2 bombers to the korean peninsula. this was not a pre-planned flight, we're told, as part of the ongoing exercises with the south koreans. the pentagon mad
and the pentagon says they haven't seen any movement on that front yet. the animated state defgs announcer who said this quote, he finally signed the plan on technical preparations of strategic rockets of the korean people's army, ordering them to be on stand by to fire so that they make strike anytime the u.s. mainland, its military bases in the operating operational theater, the pacific, guam-- >> and the north koreans seem to be headed in a different direction here. and so, we will...
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she is right congress would have to pass a law to make law what the pentagon's policy would do. that's the normal course of order. what normally happens when the pentagon issues a policy they create a report send it over to congress and congress acts based on the recommendation. you tell me. should fathers and mothers at home be preparing themselves for having their soon to be 18-year-olds registers for a draft? >> i don't know how soon something like that would happen. i am the father of two boys. if i had daughters i don't think i would want them to be compelled. you are a lawyer any argument taken to its logical extent doesn't look as good as when you are making that initial argument. equality is important. i remain in the national guard i see what contributions women bring. as far as promotion and access wherever possible equality is cherished. however when you shift it into mandatory service for both men and women at the age of 18, i think it makes people -- the hair on the back of their neck to think about the four little girls and whether or not they would be xilcompelled
she is right congress would have to pass a law to make law what the pentagon's policy would do. that's the normal course of order. what normally happens when the pentagon issues a policy they create a report send it over to congress and congress acts based on the recommendation. you tell me. should fathers and mothers at home be preparing themselves for having their soon to be 18-year-olds registers for a draft? >> i don't know how soon something like that would happen. i am the father of...
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we've just gotten a copy of the pentagon report. most shocking, perhaps, is there were 3,374 incidents of sexual assault reported in the past year alone, megyn, an increase of 6% from the year before. >> megyn: unbelievable. all right. jennifer, thank you. incredible. >>> just ahead, judge napolitano joins us live on these cleveland kikidnappings and the growing question of whether cops could be in trouble for not finding these women earlier, especially in the wake of the reports we brought you earlier which we'll go over. >>> plus, katy beers was held captive underground for 17 days by her captor. she joins us live ahead on what's ahead for these women. this is kate. she likes a man with a little hair on his chest. but definitely not on his back. this is hannah. she likes a guy with a smooth stomach to show off his six-pack. [ ding! ] and this is genesis. she likes men completely hairless and, no, she doesn't think that's weird. i don't. the proglide styler. trim, shave and edge. the one tool you need to get the look she wants. the
we've just gotten a copy of the pentagon report. most shocking, perhaps, is there were 3,374 incidents of sexual assault reported in the past year alone, megyn, an increase of 6% from the year before. >> megyn: unbelievable. all right. jennifer, thank you. incredible. >>> just ahead, judge napolitano joins us live on these cleveland kikidnappings and the growing question of whether cops could be in trouble for not finding these women earlier, especially in the wake of the reports...
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the pentagon should have never let them into the pentagon to talk about. they're anti-christian zealots, however, the story that's come out of the meeting is that the dod has changed the policy. i think it's a little early and speculation at this point about whether there's a change at all. i have two statements that i have read thoroughly. they're defending their policy has not changed yet. you're free to share your faith and free to talk with others. you can't and never have been able to use your position to coerce, to force, conversion, to put undo influence on subordinates. you have never been able to do that. but nothing within the regulations restrict your ability to share your faith. chaplains, a lot of my commanders have been religious. it's something infused in the bond of a unit oftentimes, but never never forced it down anyone's throat. the worry is this a trial balloon for more restrictions. >> by the way, the group is very controversial. tony perkins of the family research council who advocates on behalf of christian values, that kind of thing
the pentagon should have never let them into the pentagon to talk about. they're anti-christian zealots, however, the story that's come out of the meeting is that the dod has changed the policy. i think it's a little early and speculation at this point about whether there's a change at all. i have two statements that i have read thoroughly. they're defending their policy has not changed yet. you're free to share your faith and free to talk with others. you can't and never have been able to use...
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we don't look at our dirty laundry in the pentagon we can't turn to the real drivers and say it's time for you to reform your programs to make them solvent and get a sound fiscal track. >> pete, i don't have a lot of time, but sounds like you're saying the pentagon should get a mirror and see the bigger global issues that they can cut and leave our servicemen and women alone? >> yeah, the difference between reform and indiscriminate cuts and it's about maintaining capabilities so that american remains the strongest military in the world, not about cutting for the sake of cutting,it's reforming to keep it strong and we can address our debt crisis that ultimately isn't solved by cutting the defense department, but reforming other places in our government that are bloated. >> you've got it. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> meanwhile, there are all eyes on the massive winter storm as it it barrels to the northeast and it's set to affect tens of millions of people, the watches and warnings posted for a blizzard that could be one for the ages, bringing back memories of the storm th
we don't look at our dirty laundry in the pentagon we can't turn to the real drivers and say it's time for you to reform your programs to make them solvent and get a sound fiscal track. >> pete, i don't have a lot of time, but sounds like you're saying the pentagon should get a mirror and see the bigger global issues that they can cut and leave our servicemen and women alone? >> yeah, the difference between reform and indiscriminate cuts and it's about maintaining capabilities so...
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national security correspondent jennifer griffin has more live at the pentagon. jennifer? >> well, the pentagon spokesman says this is a well-worn pattern of bellicose threats of north korea's young leader, kim jong-un who warned his artillery and rocket forces have entered a combat posture. the u.s. military is concerned about anything that might destabilize the area. and that he's taking rhetoric where it shouldn't go. and the new provocation plan, but would create a better combined structure between the u.s. and south koreans. and the u.s. is concerned because of advances in north korean long range rocket technology as evidenced by this satellite launch in december. its he row sent nuclear tests and now today's threat to place 20,000 long range artillery units on high alert. the u.s. and south korea are caring out their annual military exercises until april 30th and the pentagon is concerned that after those exercises end, that kim jong-un will be forced to do something provocative to show that these are not empty threats. during the current exercises the u.s. military
national security correspondent jennifer griffin has more live at the pentagon. jennifer? >> well, the pentagon spokesman says this is a well-worn pattern of bellicose threats of north korea's young leader, kim jong-un who warned his artillery and rocket forces have entered a combat posture. the u.s. military is concerned about anything that might destabilize the area. and that he's taking rhetoric where it shouldn't go. and the new provocation plan, but would create a better combined...
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a pentagon intelligence report finding that the regime is capable of putting a small nuclear device on a missile. this is going beyond the previous assessment of the capability. secretary of state john kerry is trying to downplay the report. today the communist dictator warning that tokyo would be the very first target in the event of a war if it, quote, continues to maintain its hostile posture. >> well, there is a trial unfolding in pennsylvania, so shocking and horrifying, it ought to be front page news and the subject of network news report every night. and today, we are looking why it is neither. and a little reassurance before we start going down this line. we are going to spare you the awful details, but we are going to talk about the case and the lack of coverage of it. joining me now kirsten powers of the daily beast columnies and fox news contributor. and molly hemingway, the get with it blog. and thank you both for being here and i hope that the viewers and you will forgive me. i don't know how i feel about covering this, if i weren't pregnant, but i am six months pregnant a
a pentagon intelligence report finding that the regime is capable of putting a small nuclear device on a missile. this is going beyond the previous assessment of the capability. secretary of state john kerry is trying to downplay the report. today the communist dictator warning that tokyo would be the very first target in the event of a war if it, quote, continues to maintain its hostile posture. >> well, there is a trial unfolding in pennsylvania, so shocking and horrifying, it ought to...
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. >> the pentagon went 30,000 pages of e-mails between general allen and this woman, jill kelley. >> but broadwell didn't just conduct an online campaign against kelly a friend of general petraeus and general allen who ended up leaving his post in afghanistan. paula broadwell physically followed jill kelley on a couple of occasions and one instance, broadwell sent an e-mail saying she had seen kelly with a top official. and she knew in advance of a secret dinner between kelly, general allen and a handful of top officials. in an e-mail to kelly's husband, scott kelly was told to rein her in before we shame senior military and public officials and foreign ambassadors with who whom she has contact otherwise become an embarrassment to all and center, mails to several top military officials including strangely enough, petraeus himself and general allen. that's according to a lawsuit kelly has filed against the fbi and pentagon charging them with ruining her reputation by leaking her name. federal prosecutors have declined to bring any charges against broadwell. the case began to unravel a
. >> the pentagon went 30,000 pages of e-mails between general allen and this woman, jill kelley. >> but broadwell didn't just conduct an online campaign against kelly a friend of general petraeus and general allen who ended up leaving his post in afghanistan. paula broadwell physically followed jill kelley on a couple of occasions and one instance, broadwell sent an e-mail saying she had seen kelly with a top official. and she knew in advance of a secret dinner between kelly,...
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jennifer griffen is live at the pentagon with more. >> there were chilling detailed presented by the fbi in what will be it's final press conference in the navy nard should i shooting. it shows him bringing his car into the garage his prius that he had rented. it shows him going into building 197, shows him moving down the hallway with the sawed-off shotgun. he bought the saw at a home improvement store. he was able to elude police for an hour inside theilding. the victims were random and weren't people that he worked with or knew. what is new is what may have moat rativated him. >> at this point i can confirm that there are multiple independent caters that alexis hold a delusional belief that he was being controlled by elf electromagnetic waves. the etching of quote my elf weapon closed quote is believed to reference these electromagnetic waves. >> he thought he was being controlled by these magnetic waves and he etched these words into the barrel of the gun. and etched into the torment "not what you all say, better off this way, my elf weapon". >> it was a program for submarine com
jennifer griffen is live at the pentagon with more. >> there were chilling detailed presented by the fbi in what will be it's final press conference in the navy nard should i shooting. it shows him bringing his car into the garage his prius that he had rented. it shows him going into building 197, shows him moving down the hallway with the sawed-off shotgun. he bought the saw at a home improvement store. he was able to elude police for an hour inside theilding. the victims were random and...
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joining me now joseph schmidt, the former head of the pentagon's office of inspector general and author of the inspector general handbook and this woman facing charges is herself inspector general office over at state and her name is our re aurelia. i think i have the pronunciation right. it gets kind of confusing, doesn't it? she works for the inspector general within state. they start to investigate an internal state investigation in alleged wrongdoing. state has this other security office that starts looking where the security agents using prostitu prostitutes? was there some ambassador frequent i frequenting prostitutes or under-age prostitutes. they start investigating. higher-ups quashed our investigation. they interfered. the inspector general, agency you were involved in at the pentagon steps in, says we will look into this. aurelia concludes, they wish quashed, they were right. higher-ups tries to shut them up. she leaks this information to senator ted cruz and another lawmaker on capitol hill and cbs news and now state will go after her reportedly. they're ticked off she let t
joining me now joseph schmidt, the former head of the pentagon's office of inspector general and author of the inspector general handbook and this woman facing charges is herself inspector general office over at state and her name is our re aurelia. i think i have the pronunciation right. it gets kind of confusing, doesn't it? she works for the inspector general within state. they start to investigate an internal state investigation in alleged wrongdoing. state has this other security office...
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jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon. a little while ago you spoke to a navy spokesman who said this is not over. now we're learning what they meant. >> that's right, martha. of course, we've known since 12:00 noon they were looking for these other two individuals. they're being described as suspects. we now have more description of what they look like. there is a white male wearing a tan military garb outfit, it's being described as. also a beret. then there a 40 to 50-year-old black male who is in olive garb. he has graying sideburns, medium complexion, 5'10", 180 pounds. again, officials and the police just said it's not clear if these were members of the military. they were in military style garb. also mayor vincent gray of washington said that it's not clear that there was more than one shooter. that shooter we know is dead. but these two other suspects apparently one of them was armed. and they are in an active manhunt now for them. that is why the fbi has been brought in. my sources with the navy are telling me tha
jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon. a little while ago you spoke to a navy spokesman who said this is not over. now we're learning what they meant. >> that's right, martha. of course, we've known since 12:00 noon they were looking for these other two individuals. they're being described as suspects. we now have more description of what they look like. there is a white male wearing a tan military garb outfit, it's being described as. also a beret. then there a 40 to 50-year-old black...
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they are following this from the pentagon, hi, jennifer. >> hi, allyson. president obama met them months after the high profile counter terrorism speech in the national university in which he was lifting the release of prisoners to go back to yemen. this is what jay carney said at the time. >> it reflects a change in policy that reflects changes in yemen. >> despite the current terrorist threat coming from yemen the white white stands by his decision and return gitmo prisoners to yemen. the againesis of al-qaeda in the araban peninsula goes back to a prison break in yemen in february of 2006. that encluded the escape of nasaar ha shi spurred the closure in north africa and the middle east. they tunnelled out of a maximum security prison in the capitol of yemen and popped up in a mosque and walked out the front door to freedom. he teamed up with two high profile gitmo detainees that the u.s. released to saudi arabia. >> a handful of detainees, primarily saudi citizen made their way across the border and joined al-qaeda in yemen. it was that merger from deta
they are following this from the pentagon, hi, jennifer. >> hi, allyson. president obama met them months after the high profile counter terrorism speech in the national university in which he was lifting the release of prisoners to go back to yemen. this is what jay carney said at the time. >> it reflects a change in policy that reflects changes in yemen. >> despite the current terrorist threat coming from yemen the white white stands by his decision and return gitmo prisoners...
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when i was in the white house during watergate, in the pentagon during iran-contra hearing, often what will happen, congress will set up a special select committee, draw some members from our services, from homeland security, from the intel committee, and put them together in a special committee that then looks into just this subject and i think that's the direction they're going in and it would probably have to be out of the house because that's where republicans hold subpoena power and hold a majority and it would have to be something republicans in the house would do. i don't think anyone in the senate wants to touch it. >> alisyn: we'll look and see if the select committee is the next step here. kt mcfarland, always great to get your information. >> thanks, ali. >> alisyn: there's pressure for lawmakers in cyprus to make a deal and avoid a crisis. time is running out. and a judge issued a warning to the veteran administration some of our vets are kept waiting a year or more for critical disability or health insurance claims. what one judge decided to do about a bag log of more than
when i was in the white house during watergate, in the pentagon during iran-contra hearing, often what will happen, congress will set up a special select committee, draw some members from our services, from homeland security, from the intel committee, and put them together in a special committee that then looks into just this subject and i think that's the direction they're going in and it would probably have to be out of the house because that's where republicans hold subpoena power and hold a...
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fox news alert as we hear from the pentagon on new developments out of north korea. the rogue nation earlier doubled down on its threats against the u.s. and saying it will reopen a closed nuclear plant again. and reports showing them fighting at cut-outs, among others american soldiers for target practice. pentagon secretary george little reacting to the latest threats moments ago. >> we may or may not do in the context of a future north korean provocation such as the ones that you described, talking about the specifics of the plans which is classified, but we do have options at our disposal to respond effectively to any of north korea's provocation. we have plans in place with our south korean allies and we naturally hope never have to put any into place. >> megyn: that's the latest he threat from north korea, released its leaders, kim jong-un, studying charts for a strike on american soil. we're also watchg for new fallout today after a federal judge lets stockton, california become the biggest american city ever to declare bankruptcy. very unusual. the ruling ope
fox news alert as we hear from the pentagon on new developments out of north korea. the rogue nation earlier doubled down on its threats against the u.s. and saying it will reopen a closed nuclear plant again. and reports showing them fighting at cut-outs, among others american soldiers for target practice. pentagon secretary george little reacting to the latest threats moments ago. >> we may or may not do in the context of a future north korean provocation such as the ones that you...
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jennifer griffen joins us live from the pentagon with these new details. also how he got an honorable discharge in the face of all of this. >> fox news has learned from multiple military sources that he was reduced in rank from an e 3 to an e 2 in 2008. it was at the time that he was arrested for 24 hours, placed in jail and he did not show up for work. he was punished by the navy at that time. he was working in the unit at the time of his arrest and subsequent unauthorized absences. he had to forfeit half of his pay for two months. later that year. he appealed the decision and in december the navy granted his appeal and paid back the money that he lost. the violation was essentially expunthed from his record one official said. >> i knew there was some things that aaron was upset about with his veteran benefits. he wasn't getting paid on time or enough. but nothing of this magnitude. questions about whether he had worked in building 197. sources said that he had to shoot his way into the building. hewlett-packard released his statement today. >> he was sta
jennifer griffen joins us live from the pentagon with these new details. also how he got an honorable discharge in the face of all of this. >> fox news has learned from multiple military sources that he was reduced in rank from an e 3 to an e 2 in 2008. it was at the time that he was arrested for 24 hours, placed in jail and he did not show up for work. he was punished by the navy at that time. he was working in the unit at the time of his arrest and subsequent unauthorized absences. he...
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. >> why does the president want to down size the pentagon, the defense department? why does he want to do that? >> because obama has this ideological vision of america as a super power, too big for its britches and it's a power that's thrown itself around the world. he talked about it in his initial tour of the world, and that it does not sort of have the moral standing to be the great power it was, leading where it was, choosing where and when and he wants to cut it down to size. >> megyn: that was charles krauthammer making the argument to our own bill o'reilly, that president obama is forming his second term policy that america needs to down size its global presence or as he put it, mr. krauthammer, he thinks america, mr. obama does, is too big for its britches. and here is tucker carlson, a fox news contributor, and julie, and ray. what's the evidence of that? >> the evidence that the president sees the united states in world terms is everywhere you see it in the budget negotiations the reason the republicans are so thrown off. divided and disspirited. mostly th
. >> why does the president want to down size the pentagon, the defense department? why does he want to do that? >> because obama has this ideological vision of america as a super power, too big for its britches and it's a power that's thrown itself around the world. he talked about it in his initial tour of the world, and that it does not sort of have the moral standing to be the great power it was, leading where it was, choosing where and when and he wants to cut it down to size....
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the pentagon blocked lawmakers from speaking to him until now. chief congressional correspondent, mike emanuel is live on capitol hill with more. mike. >> reporter: hi. almost 11 months after that deadly terror attack, lawmakers heard from a special key ops commander in regards to that attack. colonel bristol told lawmakers behind closed doors in a classified set whaegs traveling elsewhere in africa last september 11th and was essentially out of communication. sources say bristol's story backs up what they heard from other military officials up and down the chain of command and lawmakers say his testimony confirms u.s. officials were not prepared heading into a 9/11 anniversary for an attack. some who attended the classified hearing are pushing for the public to be able to hear and watch open hearings. >> it's all very valuable information but ultimately we need public hearings where america can see and not just certain members of congress. an important step forward but come the fall, we're going to have some open transparent hearings where every
the pentagon blocked lawmakers from speaking to him until now. chief congressional correspondent, mike emanuel is live on capitol hill with more. mike. >> reporter: hi. almost 11 months after that deadly terror attack, lawmakers heard from a special key ops commander in regards to that attack. colonel bristol told lawmakers behind closed doors in a classified set whaegs traveling elsewhere in africa last september 11th and was essentially out of communication. sources say bristol's story...
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journalist michael hastings wrote big stories writing about the cia and pentagon. his cover for "rolling stone" magazine led to the resignation of general stanley mcchrystal. he died in a high speed car crash two days ago and now some are asking if there was more to his death than meets the eye. trace gallagher with more. >> you talk about a high speed car crash, megyn, police say he was going more than 100 miles an hour down highland avenue in hollywood at 4:15 in the morning. you can see right there, this was a very violent crash. the conspiracy theorists say the accident needs a closer look. they point out his body has not yet been identified because it was so badly burned in that crash. not only did he write the story that brought down general stanley mcchrystal but hastings also wrote in his book he once got a death threat from someone on mcchrystal's staff. he has also written on cia operatives and working on a story about the david petraeus affairs, specifically jill kelley, the woman involved in it and also a hard hitting journalist that wrote about the cia
journalist michael hastings wrote big stories writing about the cia and pentagon. his cover for "rolling stone" magazine led to the resignation of general stanley mcchrystal. he died in a high speed car crash two days ago and now some are asking if there was more to his death than meets the eye. trace gallagher with more. >> you talk about a high speed car crash, megyn, police say he was going more than 100 miles an hour down highland avenue in hollywood at 4:15 in the morning....
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national security correspondent jennifer griffin has the latest live at the pentagon. jennifer? >> hi, megyn. u.s. officials tell fox syrian president bashar assad was lying when he told a hezbollah television interviewer that the russians had delivered the surface to air missile system to assad's security forces. quote from the assad interview were published in lebanese newspapers today. two senior u.s. officials privy to central intelligence matters tell fox that they are watching these matters closely and there has been no delivery s 300 is an advance air to surface missile mobile and difficult to protect and defend against. it would make it more difficult western allies to set up a no-fly zone. israel has threatened to take military action if those russian missile shipments were made. chairman of the joint chiefs general martin dempsey explained earlier this month why the u.s. would consider delivery of the russian s-300 a game chamber. >> -- changer. >> what i really worry about since assad decides he has got these systems he is somehow safer or more prone to a miscalculati
national security correspondent jennifer griffin has the latest live at the pentagon. jennifer? >> hi, megyn. u.s. officials tell fox syrian president bashar assad was lying when he told a hezbollah television interviewer that the russians had delivered the surface to air missile system to assad's security forces. quote from the assad interview were published in lebanese newspapers today. two senior u.s. officials privy to central intelligence matters tell fox that they are watching these...
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national security correspondent jennifer grithe pentagon with t latest. >> hi, megyn. the self-proclaimed nsa laker, edward snowden is taking readers' questions. we have no way to verify it's him. here's an example of questions he's asked. a reader asks him to define what he mean by having direct access and can analysts listen to domestic calls without a warrant? the reality is this, if a nsa, fbi, cia, dichlt a analyst has access to query raw sigint databases, they can enter and get results for anything they want. phone number, e-mail, user i.d., cell phone handset i.d., and so on. it's all the same. the restrictions against this are policy based. snowden said he had no contact with chinese government. right now the nsa is trying to decide which terrorist plots is declassified to show the surveillance has stopped attacks. they don't want to say too much and destroy the program. >> we can't just throw it out and then later we have to retract it. we have to do this right. that means -- we also want to be transparent. i think the president made those statements. and it m
national security correspondent jennifer grithe pentagon with t latest. >> hi, megyn. the self-proclaimed nsa laker, edward snowden is taking readers' questions. we have no way to verify it's him. here's an example of questions he's asked. a reader asks him to define what he mean by having direct access and can analysts listen to domestic calls without a warrant? the reality is this, if a nsa, fbi, cia, dichlt a analyst has access to query raw sigint databases, they can enter and get...
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. >> at his office in the pentagon i asked the general about criticisms of the war. >> i think we left iraq better than we found it. i'm proud of that. the iraqis are in control of their own destiny which was not true at the time. they have been able to take what we've given them and they can determine where they want to go in the future. >> and that certainly wasn't true with saddam hussein. >> do you have any regrets? >> the only regrets i have we weren't able to bring everybody home. >> a few days after we left the general and his men back in 2003 they located and rescued seven american p.o.w.'s including shoshana johnson and says that was one of his proudest moments. >> megyn: rick, looking forward to the series. thanks. the fbi wrapped up a news coffin in a possible break in what is called the most valuable museum heist of all time. the thieves made off with a half billion dollars in stolen paintings. wait until you hear how they did it. plus, dr. ben carson took to the stage this weekend and suggested at cpac that some of the changes underway in america are threatening to destroy
. >> at his office in the pentagon i asked the general about criticisms of the war. >> i think we left iraq better than we found it. i'm proud of that. the iraqis are in control of their own destiny which was not true at the time. they have been able to take what we've given them and they can determine where they want to go in the future. >> and that certainly wasn't true with saddam hussein. >> do you have any regrets? >> the only regrets i have we weren't able to...
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know congress didn't grant it lightly but at a time when transitions were under way at the cia and the pentagon, and given the threats facing our nation, we felt it was critical to have bob's steady hand and strong leadership at the bureau. 12 years is a long time to do anything, and i guarantee you that bob's wife, ann, agrees. in addition to asking congress, i think we needed approval from ann as well for those extra two years. today, as bob prepares to complete his service, this is a wonderful opportunity to -- for all of us as a nation to say, thank you, to bob and ann. but also gives me a chance to announce my choice to be the next director of the fbi, jim comey. everyday our fbi special agents, analysts and professional staff devote and often risk their lives keeping us secure from the streets of our cities, to the battlefield of afghanistan. they embody the core principles of fidelity, bravery and integrity. bob moeller has embodied those valleys through decades of public service and lived them everyday as fbi director in an extraordinary period in our nation's history. bob was sworn in
know congress didn't grant it lightly but at a time when transitions were under way at the cia and the pentagon, and given the threats facing our nation, we felt it was critical to have bob's steady hand and strong leadership at the bureau. 12 years is a long time to do anything, and i guarantee you that bob's wife, ann, agrees. in addition to asking congress, i think we needed approval from ann as well for those extra two years. today, as bob prepares to complete his service, this is a...
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back now to our top story from last hour, the pentagon is now confirming intelligence had a shows north korea's moving around some mobile missile launchers. the movement indicates a possible test launch, this comes hours after the north declared it's prepared to attack america with nuclear weapons. u.s. officials are increasingly concerned about the erratic behavior of the young kim jong-un. we don't know a lot about this, but what we do is rather strange. we're told he was doted on by his mommy reportedly called the morning star king from a young age. and there are reports he may have had plastic surgery to make him look more like his grandpa. and he's obsessed with basketball and friends say he spend hours with pencil pictures of michael jordan. and we'll get to den minis rodman. the author of "hell or richmond" yesterday on the program i said he's like the fat prince whose parents wouldn't discipline him. and picture his mother, king morning star, whatever he wants, whatever he wants. and his mother was thought to be kim jong il favorite wife. >> and a friend compared him to young ki
back now to our top story from last hour, the pentagon is now confirming intelligence had a shows north korea's moving around some mobile missile launchers. the movement indicates a possible test launch, this comes hours after the north declared it's prepared to attack america with nuclear weapons. u.s. officials are increasingly concerned about the erratic behavior of the young kim jong-un. we don't know a lot about this, but what we do is rather strange. we're told he was doted on by his...
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wanted for these sst teams to be on the ground and protect those people in libya, that came out of pentagon budget. it didn't come out of the state department budget. and so, that's just -- it's just fiction that the democrats are trying to lay out there and put blame on republicans instead of taking personal responsibility for the bad security decisions that were made. >> the "the washington post" did a fact check on this because barbara boxer had renewed that claim and gave her three pinocchios on it. said no, the republicans while in control, didn't give the president every dollar he wanted for embassy security nor did the democrats when they were in control. and that's par for the course on capitol hill. you guys just don't give the president a blank check and say yes to the entire budget. notwithstanding your denials and the democrats' denials the funding for embassy security has gone up. it's gone up each and every year as you point out. here is what i want to ask you, okay? if it wasn't a lack of funding that led to the lack of security, then why? because we have seen so much back an
wanted for these sst teams to be on the ground and protect those people in libya, that came out of pentagon budget. it didn't come out of the state department budget. and so, that's just -- it's just fiction that the democrats are trying to lay out there and put blame on republicans instead of taking personal responsibility for the bad security decisions that were made. >> the "the washington post" did a fact check on this because barbara boxer had renewed that claim and gave...
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out they didn't officiallly accuse the chinese f stealing the designs in the big report given to the pentagon, but that's exactly what we believe happen. not we, fox newschannel, but we, the government, believes it happened. >> they're following the same practice they pursued for the last decade, the report and assessment of the chinese and u.s. military -- potential military engagement. it's assessed every year. you know, it has not ever come out and said they're stealing. they've been stealing since the clinton administration with both hands, and the administration of bill clinton and george w. bush and barack obama have all chosen to avert their eyes. the result is right now at least, at least four to five trillion dollars in technology, in our knowledge base, civilian knowledge base, has been transferred to the chinese. it's explosive, and it is changing, if you will, china's destiny because they are using the material that they've hacked. think about this. it is not simply that they've stolen all of the these technological and military secrets, but they are demonstrating a capacity to co
out they didn't officiallly accuse the chinese f stealing the designs in the big report given to the pentagon, but that's exactly what we believe happen. not we, fox newschannel, but we, the government, believes it happened. >> they're following the same practice they pursued for the last decade, the report and assessment of the chinese and u.s. military -- potential military engagement. it's assessed every year. you know, it has not ever come out and said they're stealing. they've been...
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warnings about iran getting nukes and what israel would do in response this is the guy heading up the pentagon and obviously israel will want our help if they find themselves in an armed conflict with iran. what are the stakes for israel in seeing hagel? president obama is going to set that policy not hagel, right? but he's got some independent power. >> well, look, the question is, what kind of message are we sending the enemies of the united states which are also the enemies of all person liberal democracies, including our ally in the middle east on the front line on the war of islamist terrorism. last week hamas in its newspaper published an article, saying that a confirmation of hagel of secretary of defense would be in its favor and reduce the likelihood of the united states and iran getting nuclear weapons and reduce the united states supporting israel from defeating hamas and this is from a designated terrorist group and beyond that, is he an effective leader? does he have the credibility to reach across the aisle and do what he says he's going to do with the republicans, for example? >
warnings about iran getting nukes and what israel would do in response this is the guy heading up the pentagon and obviously israel will want our help if they find themselves in an armed conflict with iran. what are the stakes for israel in seeing hagel? president obama is going to set that policy not hagel, right? but he's got some independent power. >> well, look, the question is, what kind of message are we sending the enemies of the united states which are also the enemies of all...